Given name
Adelger
“one who is noble; an elf spear”
In German use, Adelger is a variant of Alger. One English interpretation is “one who is noble; an elf spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Adelger is a variant of Alger. One English interpretation is “one who is noble; an elf spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Adelger is a variant of Alger. A possible origin is Old English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Old High German Adalgēr, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalagaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, built from German Adel (“nobility”) + Ger (“throwing spear”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Adelger’s family of names
In German usage, Adelger has a short form in Alger. In German usage, Adelger has a related form in Adalger. In German usage, Adelger has a related form in Alger.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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